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Paradise in the Desert
A society of black and white residents in a diamond town in Namibia look set to lose their paradise due to the closure of the mine. Will they leave or will they fight?
Parradox
The rise, fall and resurrection of filmmaker Pim de la Parra, a crazy, controversial and creative genius.
Paul's Last Waltz
In 2013 filmmaker Lieza Röben’s father died. Two years later she reconstructs the bewildering days before his euthanasia, together with her family.
Pekka, Inside the Mind of a School Shooter
On November 7 2007, an 18-year-old Finnish student shot dead eight people at the high school in Jokela, a small town north of Helsinki.
People in Berlin
A kaleidoscope of images of the city and its people. The main characters are three immigrants and a native Berlin woman. The Slovenian 'butterfly man' sees Berlin as a hunting ground for insects.
Perfect Horse, The
Through dedication and reliance on the highest levels of craftsmanship, generations of horse breeders honed the unique horse - the Lipizzaner - towards perfection.
Personae
Women living in a free world can decide on how they want to look in order to just as freely express themselves. But do their choices show who they truly are, or do they express the conventions of 'how to be?’
Photo-Eddy
In his father’s archive David de Jongh stumbles upon a mine of forgotten reportage photography from the 50s and 60s.
Pien Queen of the Bees
As soon as Pien (10) found out that bees are almost extinct, she became a beekeeper. Despite her illness, for which she has to go to hospital regularly, she is determined to save the bees from dying out.
Pilot's Mask, The
A documentary about the emotional trauma surrounding seriously ill children who must remain in hospital for a long time.
Plank
A Moroccan boy puts everything at stake to become the best skateboarder in the world.
Plastic Harem
Dutch-Egyptian artist Tarik Sadouma lives and works in Caïro. Before the revolution he directed video clips.
Player, The
A film about gambling, winning and losing, based on the director’s memories of his father.
Portrait of a Garden
At a centuries-old Dutch estate, a gardener and an 85-year-old pruning master work passionately and painstakingly on perfecting the fruit trees and crops.
Position Among the Stars
The underlying patterns of life in Indonesia.
Possessed
Possessed depicts the effects of the smartphone on our society and our self-image.
Prince of Muck
Owning an island can be a lot of work.
Principal Wife, The
The story of a young girl who one day realizes that her mother is gone, and she doesn't have a clue how it happened.
Prison for Profit
Whistleblowers, prisoners and an investigative journalist paint a shocking picture of South Africa’s first privatized prison where profit maximization is the priority.
Prisoners of the Ground
A film in the shape of a Finnish Tango.
Promised Land, The
An experimental documentary that deconstructs the caricature image we have of Bunschoten-Spakenburg to illustrate the ways this closed village community influences the identity of modern-day youth.
Punks
An intimate portrait of problem teenagers who are placed under temporary supervision.
Punt Uit, Schluss Aus, Full Stop
A sensitive, intimate and intriguing glimpse into the final days of the director's life companion.